Reference :- The Sky Reply team has been preoccupied of late .

Reference :-  Despite  the plethora of disconcerting news , The Sky Reply staff have been too busy to comment .

So much is happening . The year's final rowdy display of stupidity and bad manners that we refer to as sessions of parliament is a rich source of inspiration for the Sky Reply team , but we are too busy to respond .  Let us explain . 

 Tomorrow will see the launching of our book " The Sky Reply " .   It contains 334 sky replies , which cover a year of Sky News . And what a year it was . 

The book launch has kept us busy with preparations .  It is an interesting experience reviewing one's own work .  What was our goal ? Did we have a goal ? Have our views changed ? Might we have changed the views of others ? Have our predictions been accurate ?   Are we pleased with our work ?  It is very complicated .  

Furthermore , what does one say at a book launch ?    Monte reckons the most important thing to say is that the books cost 25 quid each and we don't accept credit cards .

Anyway , to  use an analogy , we are like a builder pondering the progress  of his project .  We are generally pleased with the standard of workmanship , but the design could have been better .  

 This is something we must address . 

Your comrade , Ken .